MANAGER II CATEGORY - Walmart

You may know McCormick as a leader in herbs, spices, seasonings, and condiments – and we’re only getting started. At McCormick, we’re always looking for new people to bring their unique flavor to our team.

McCormick employees – all 14,000 of us across the world – are what makes this company a great place to work.

 

We are looking to hire a Category Manager  immediately in a Hybrid (50/50) capacity at  Sales Office located in Rogers, AR.   

 

What We Bring To The Table:

The best people deserve the best rewards. In addition to the benefits you’d expect from a global leader (401k, health insurance, paid time off, etc.) we also offer:

• Competitive compensation

• Career growth opportunities

• Flexibility and Support for Diverse Life Stages and Choices

• We prioritize our communities and the planet we share. We are proud to be awarded as a Diversity Inc. Top 50 company for Diversity and have multiple Sustainability awards (ranking #22 in the World and #1 in Food Products)

• Wellbeing programs including Physical, Mental and Financial wellness

• Tuition assistance

 

 

POSITION OVERVIEW

This Sr. Category Manager is a critical role in the Sales organization, supporting the development of account strategy, particularly in areas of assortment, pricing, merchandising and shelving and influencing the broader organization with best-in-class consumer insights.  The position will support the sales function through a category lens and is not an advisorship/ modular role.  This role will be focused on McCormick’s Bag 2&3 business on the Walmart account.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Understanding industry, consumer and category trends and translating those insights into actionable strategic business recommendations to achieve both McCormick and customer goals and objectives in both B&M and ecommerce.
• Providing analysis and shopper insights driven recommendations against all key business drivers, and leading presentations related to category business reviews/internal quarterly business reviews, assortment & space optimization, promotion & pricing effectiveness, and trade efficiency.
• Managing internal cross functional partnerships with the headquarter teams including Business Insights and Category Management function to influence and build consumer-based analytics relevant to Walmart.
• Managing 3rd party data analytic partnerships (ie. Circana), training sales team and create new tools (as needed) by the sales and category teams.
• Leveraging Walmart Luminate and all analytic tools available to become “power user” for the team to incorporate results into customer facing opportunities.  
• Developing collaborative partnerships with Walmart by leading with best-in-class insights that drive value and flavor solutions to the customer and overall category.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors Degree in Business, Sales, Marketing or other related field. 
• 5+ years Sales/Marketing experience, with a minimum of 2 years of Category Management experience within a CPG company.  Ecommerce experience a plus.
• Familiarity with the Category Management process, and strong knowledge of syndicated and panel data (Circana, Nielsen, etc.) as well as utilizing space management software (Apollo, JDA ProSpace, etc).
• Knowledge and experience working with customer data system, Walmart Luminate
• Strong analytic skills and demonstrated ability to translate insights into actionable business recommendations that deliver positive results required.
• Excellent verbal and written presentation skills, with the ability to analyze and understand the data and then effectively communicate those insights to both internal and external audiences required.
• Ability to react quickly and complete tasks in a timely manner to meet deadlines required. 

• Ability to work in cross-functional teams, self-motivated and team oriented required

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McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

As a general policy, McCormick does not offer employment visa sponsorships upon hire or in the future.